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Cathedral Data Center Uses Thermal Energy to Heat 500 Homes

Data farms take up lots of space, suck a ton of energy, and generate a large amount of heat. Whereas keeping sets of servers cool can be a complicated endeavor, the city of Helsinki is putting that excess thermal energy to good use with the creation of what a local power firm has called the “ greenest data center on the planet “. Situated in a cave beneath the gorgeous Uspenski Cathedral , the new data center will provide enough heat to keep 500 homes warm. Read the rest of Cathedral Data Center Uses Thermal Energy to Heat 500 Homes Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: cathedral data farm , green design , helsinki data farm , recycled heating , sustainable design , Uspenski Cathedral
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Creature Comforts

A whimsical and fun sideboard inspired by movement, energy and fairytales.
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Save Food from the Fridge by Jihyun Ryou

Although we seem to think and talk about food almost constantly, do we really know how best to preserve it or do we leave this responsibility to technology? Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Jihyun Ryou feels we no longer understand how to treat food. His Save Food from the Fridge project involves placing certain foods on a group of "knowledge shelves" outside the fridge. Perhaps through a better relationship with our food we may be able to waste less and conserve more energy.
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Algae Could Be the Key to Ultra-Thin Biodegradable Batteries

Algae is often touted as the next big thing in biofuels , but the slimy stuff could also be the key to paper-thin biodegradable batteries according to researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden. Eventually, the bio batteries could compete with commercial lithium-ion batteries. Read the rest of Algae Could Be the Key to Ultra-Thin Biodegradable Batteries Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: algae , algae batteries , batteries , cellulose , electronics , green design , lithium ion , sustainable design
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Forwarding Dallas Hill-Filled Design Wins Re:Vision Dallas Competition!

The winner of the extremely exciting  Re:Vision Dallas competition to create a completely sustainable community on a run-down city block in downtown Dallas was just announced yesterday – and it’s incredible! “Fowarding Dallas,” submitted by Portuguese-based architectural firms Atelier Data and Moov took the grand prize with their hillside-inspired design that consists of a series of peaks and valleys, runs completely on renewable energy, is covered in vegetation, and can even grow its own food. The coolest part? This  mixed-use eco-community won’t just a concept – it will actually be constructed in Dallas in 2011! Read the rest of Forwarding Dallas Hill-Filled Design Wins Re:Vision Dallas Competition! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: city block , Dallas , eco community , forwarding dallas , Re:Vision Dallas , re:vision dallas winner , sustainable community , Urban design
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EDEN FALLS: Skyscraper Zoo Topped With a Waterfall

Costanera Sur is a proposal for a vertical zoo in Buenos Aires that transforms a pile of rubble into a towering pillar of falling water. Designed by Visiondivision , the project aims to reclaim debris left over from the construction of Buenos Aires’ decades-old highways, is entirely self-sufficient, and could theoretically provide water and energy to surrounding structures. Read the rest of EDEN FALLS: Skyscraper Zoo Topped With a Waterfall Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: arquitectum , Buenos Aires , costanera sur , vertical zoo , visiondivision
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Chrome Hotel’s Swiss Cheese Facade Saves Energy

Sanjay Puri Architect ’s new Chrome Hotel features a fresh façade punctuated with holes that allow natural light to stream in while keeping air-conditioning costs to a minimum. The opaque windows were purposefully set throughout the swiss cheese façade to allow ambient natural light to enter, and they also create an incredibly cool effect at night when backlit by LED lights . Read the rest of Chrome Hotel’s Swiss Cheese Facade Saves Energy Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Chrome Hotel , Green Building , green design , green hotel , LED lighting , Sanjay Puri Architects , sustainable design , Sustainable Hotel
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Chrome Hotel’s Swiss Cheese Facade Saves Energy

Sanjay Puri Architect ’s new Chrome Hotel features a fresh façade punctuated with holes that allow natural light to stream in while keeping air-conditioning costs to a minimum. The opaque windows were purposefully set throughout the swiss cheese façade to allow ambient natural light to enter, and they also create an incredibly cool effect at night when backlit by LED lights . Read the rest of Chrome Hotel’s Swiss Cheese Facade Saves Energy Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Chrome Hotel , Green Building , green design , green hotel , LED lighting , Sanjay Puri Architects , sustainable design , Sustainable Hotel
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Trash-Powered Street Lamp!

Think about how much trash goes into a bin in, say, New York City ’s Times Square on a daily basis. What if all that garbage could be used to generate energy ? That’s the thinking behind designer Haneum Lee’s Gaon Street Light – a lamppost powered by garbage! Read the rest of Trash-Powered Street Lamp! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: compost , gaon street light , garbage , methane , trash
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Michael Jantzen’s Awe-Inspiring Wind Farm Celebration Center

The newest building concept to spring from the mind of eco-designer and artist Michael Jantzen is a testament to the power of renewable energy . His monumental Wind Farm Celebration Center is designed to serve as a visitor center and is very appropriately powered by an awe-inspiring 1.5 MW wind turbine that sprouts up from the structure like a blooming flower. Read the rest of Michael Jantzen’s Awe-Inspiring Wind Farm Celebration Center Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "wind power" , building concept , celebration center , concept , michael jantzen , wind farm celebration center
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